Lisa-n-NC wrote: Evening all! Nice weather here today in NC but predicting rain and some possibly severe storms for Thursday.Reggie and CSXect - congrats on the new jobs. Anyone need a nurse or a legal nurse consultant? I have now joined the ranks of the unemployed. Was working for a firm analyzing medical records. Finished up the work and now out of a job. Typical... wanted more time to work on my new layout. Careful what you wish for... now I got the time - but no extra $$$. Oh well. It will all work out.Lisa
Evening all! Nice weather here today in NC but predicting rain and some possibly severe storms for Thursday.
Reggie and CSXect - congrats on the new jobs. Anyone need a nurse or a legal nurse consultant? I have now joined the ranks of the unemployed. Was working for a firm analyzing medical records. Finished up the work and now out of a job.
Typical... wanted more time to work on my new layout. Careful what you wish for... now I got the time - but no extra $$$. Oh well. It will all work out.
Lisa
Sorry to hear that about your job been there.....been downsized, quit a couple times and been fired once. longest I have been employed was 5 years did that at two employers first one downsized me and a few others but they did give me a good letter of recomendation the second place had to quit due to health 5 years of 12 and 14 hour shifts 7 days a week just about did me in. I am finding plenty of suitable jobs they just want 40+ hours and weekends.
The Columbus Ohio jobs papers are mostly truck driving jobs and various health care jobs.The last Job I had was paying $16.25 hour a very good wage for columbus with all that overtime I was able to buy and pay for 2 vehicals and a house but could not handel the stress levels and I was having health issues that stress made worse so like a bone head I went back to school to get a B.S in technical management that realy stressed me out but I have a new skill set to add to my resume but I don't want to be a manager.
A warm 40 today....supposed to get up to almost 60 tomorrow....but with thunderstorms.
underworld
1688torpedo wrote:Hello All ! Don B- What is a Bunco Group? Sounds contagious-Hope your wife is alright! Reggie- Congrats on the new trucking job.Hope it works out for you. Brent- Nice Photo's of your Chessie Train-Very Colorful. No bland Norfolk & Southern Colors there. Buckeye- I think the Dems are very hypocritical about Global Warming especially the the Speaker of the House who wants a large Air Force Jet to ferry her from coast to coast. They probably use just as much or more energy than any of us. They want us to think that even cattle contibute to greenhouse gases. I guess that cattle will now have to have Cattle-lytic converters to reduce emissions or else they'll be sent to the Golden Arches in the sky. As far as I'm concerned, Global Warning is just Junk Science. Plain & simple. Take Care all.
I'm doing my part to battle global warming.......I'm eating the cows!!!!
I am still running my trains! In Texas we can purchase "green" energy from 100% renewable resources. So I am not contributing to global warming. Before you laugh.....I too figure that very few of the electrons in my house are transported from west Texas windfarms to my SW Houston home especially when I can see a coal fired plant working 5 miles from my house. The funny thing is the plant is located in the middle of natural gas fields. I guess they send all that natural gas to you Yankees!
Jim H
Sorry to hear that Lisa.Been there also. 26 years - downsized. then 10 years & downsized again.A nephew just lost his job after 15 years & now his brother's job went from evening shift to 4 days of dayshift.
Run the trains, it's great therapy!
Paul
Buckeye Riveter wrote: jonadel wrote:My first free day this week, what happened to retirement? The next time I retire.....................Geez--where's Global warming when we need it? I think it's Al Gore's fault :)JonJon, why are you still running your trains and contributing to Global Warming? I believe the rest of us have stopped running our toy trains such that we are not contributors to our own extinction. Obviously, the Academy Awards are not broadcast in Iowa or else you certainly would be in complete compliance. If you insist on running your trains, you will need to purchase carbon mitigation coupons. Of course I have coupons that I can sell you. You can continue to run your trains at least once a month. Send me $100 every month and I will send you your carbon mitigation coupons. Small bills preferred.And one more thing that is annoying me. If you want to live out there in Iowa where the air smells great, the water is clean and the neighbors are friendly, you are going to be required to pay a sprawl tax. You and your ilk are just creating a mess. I bet that you even use electricity to run your pump in your well. You are so wasteful!!!In the near future, you are going to be required to move into the city away from your beloved woods and live on the 55th floor of a government building. That will stop you evil sprawlers. Serves you right. Iowa will look like NJ in just a few years. BTW, I can get you a good price on a .45mm.
jonadel wrote:My first free day this week, what happened to retirement? The next time I retire.....................Geez--where's Global warming when we need it? I think it's Al Gore's fault :)Jon
Jon, why are you still running your trains and contributing to Global Warming? I believe the rest of us have stopped running our toy trains such that we are not contributors to our own extinction. Obviously, the Academy Awards are not broadcast in Iowa or else you certainly would be in complete compliance. If you insist on running your trains, you will need to purchase carbon mitigation coupons. Of course I have coupons that I can sell you. You can continue to run your trains at least once a month. Send me $100 every month and I will send you your carbon mitigation coupons. Small bills preferred.
And one more thing that is annoying me. If you want to live out there in Iowa where the air smells great, the water is clean and the neighbors are friendly, you are going to be required to pay a sprawl tax. You and your ilk are just creating a mess. I bet that you even use electricity to run your pump in your well. You are so wasteful!!!
In the near future, you are going to be required to move into the city away from your beloved woods and live on the 55th floor of a government building. That will stop you evil sprawlers. Serves you right. Iowa will look like NJ in just a few years.
BTW, I can get you a good price on a .45mm.
Buckeye - You Rock, man! That is right on. AND, did you see the electric bill for Al's MANSION? Man, how many jugs of protosmoke would you burn through to run up a bill like that?! Luckily, Mars is warming up at the same rate as Mother Earth, so maybe we will be able to terraform Mars and move there, right before the cycle turns back downward temp-wise and we head for that Ice Age we were promised when I was a kid....
Underworld, Great line! Fighting Global Warming.... One Cheeseburger at a time!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Lisa-n-NC wrote: Anyone need a nurse or a legal nurse consultant? I have now joined the ranks of the unemployed. Was working for a firm analyzing medical records. Finished up the work and now out of a job. Lisa
Anyone need a nurse or a legal nurse consultant? I have now joined the ranks of the unemployed. Was working for a firm analyzing medical records. Finished up the work and now out of a job.
Lisa, Can you spell O-H-I-O? Do you look good in Scarlet and Grey? If you do, Columbus is where you should be! I'm on a first name basis with many of the nurses in ER. Just make sure when you negotiate your salary, you make them include a snow shovel.
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR
TCA 09-64284
sorry to hear about the job lost. just hang in there and the lord will point you in the right direction. i know as he just led me to a new trucking job that not only will allow me to drive trucks but see parts of the country i will normally onl see through the windows of a airplane. being that you like trains maybe you might like the truck driving thing. all expenses paid for training as long as you work for them a year and a half. private message me and i can tell you all about it.
Watching a great program on Freight Trains. Lots of shots of Bailey Yard in Nebraska.
Lisa, sorry to hear about your job. As a nurse, you should have no problem finding something else.
Hope everyone has a great night.
Dennis
PS: Big Brown delivered a Lionel Docksider and visitor center car.
TCA#09-63805
Jim Fortner wrote:..... Luckily, Mars is warming up at the same rate as Mother Earth,
..... Luckily, Mars is warming up at the same rate as Mother Earth,
Jim, I didn't know that we were destroying the ozone layer on Mars, too. This is worse than I thought!
YOU have just convinced me that I need to take action. First, I need to persuade the Chief that he is using too much electricity and too much gasoline and has been named one of America's Most Wanted Ozone Destroyers (AMWOD). Next I will tell him to send me his trains and boat before the ozone police pay him a visit. If you could call him about once a month and tell him that you are with FBAOD, (Federal Bureau Against Ozone Destruction) and you need to make an appointment to inspect the Eagles Nest, I will share some of the loot with you.
I think our actions should reduce a lot of hot air in Roseyville, NC.
dougdagrump wrote: Tried doing an antennae enhancement, signal issues, on a C-420 the other day but had to pull it out. I used a piece of #12 copper wire in side the shell but there is insufficient room to allow proper clearence around the motors on curves. Maybe I'll try again using some 18/20 gauge wire or some copper tape.
Tried doing an antennae enhancement, signal issues, on a C-420 the other day but had to pull it out. I used a piece of #12 copper wire in side the shell but there is insufficient room to allow proper clearence around the motors on curves. Maybe I'll try again using some 18/20 gauge wire or some copper tape.
Doug, try using a piece of metallic duct tape stuck to the roof of the body and re setting the existing antenna over it making electrical contact with the tape. I got this hint from TAS a few years ago and it helped cure a couple of engines with weak signal pick-up.
Jim Fortner wrote: Underworld, Great line! Fighting Global Warming.... One Cheeseburger at a time!
Yep.....burgers, steaks, roasts, ribs....now we just have to figure out how to enlist the vegetarians!!!
CHIEF - HELP!!! Buckeye's trying to talk me into defecting to the Nawth!
Buckeye - sorry but I need to stay where I am - relocating not possible - it would take me too far from my grandson. As for hospitals - 27 years was enough for me! Besides - you guys don't have grits - but what about sweet tea? Carolina born and bred - it's where I'll stay until I'm dead!
Thanks GIZ for all the good thoughts and best wishes - being an RN does have it's advantages in the job market, but the idea of weekends, holidays and shift work ....too old for that now! Paid my dues there! Love doing the medical record analysis - gonna look for another job in that field first........where's that attorney from Raleigh???
Lisa, have you ever been to Kiwa Island? or is that in South Carolina? I heard it is a pretty exclusive resort area and a famous golf course as well.
What kind of layout you got what got you into toy/model trains?
I have no layout at the moment and a lot of my family works for CSX out of willard Ohio.
Lisa-n-NC wrote: CHIEF - HELP!!! Buckeye's trying to talk me into defecting to the Nawth! Buckeye - sorry but I need to stay where I am - relocating not possible - it would take me too far from my grandson. As for hospitals - 27 years was enough for me! Besides - you guys don't have grits - but what about sweet tea? Carolina born and bred - it's where I'll stay until I'm dead!Thanks GIZ for all the good thoughts and best wishes - being an RN does have it's advantages in the job market, but the idea of weekends, holidays and shift work ....too old for that now! Paid my dues there! Love doing the medical record analysis - gonna look for another job in that field first........where's that attorney from Raleigh???Lisa
We have grits AND sweet tea....we just don't tell Chief about it!!!
Lisa, Honey, you don't have to move to OHIZO. Plenty of nurse positions in the Triangle area. Duke, UNC, Rex, Wake Med, Raleigh Community and all the Dr's here. Got some nurses that work weekends only and stay with kids during the week. Hubby babysits on Friday nights and thru Sunday nights. Pay top dollar for those.
Had great afternoon. Installed plexiglass shield on outer edge of layout as you come in the door. Will stop any derailments from going over the edge. Raked two truck loads of pinestraw at widow lady's where I cut grass. One load in back of truck for Pam to use while I'm gone. She was really under the weather [thought she was fooling to stay home]. Will load the rest when I get home. Then ran trains for a long time. Ended up running the 2065 on inner loops with big diesels pulling long coal train on outer. Then ran new 2055 [with modified smoke unit] on inner loop. Glad I've got exhaust fan.
Watched the Histroy Channel and the story on frieght trains. We to sleep right after that one. Missed my microwave popcorn. Didn't need it as had fried chicken [3 pieces], mashed potatoes and gravy and cole slaw from Hardees. Came with a gallon of SWEET ICE TEA.
Rtrain, send me the numbers. I've got free LD on my home and cell phone.
Blue grass festival in Hampton at Holiday Inn this week and weekend. Will enjoy the picking and singing. Fishing buddy will be there picking.
Good night all. Have to get up and be ready by 9:30 AM. Enterprise picks me up.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Good morning from New England!
A nice day today followed by a slopping mess tonight into tomorrow.
No trains last night. We attended a basketball game. We got home just in time to watch the freight train show on the History Channel.
Lisa, my wife is an OR nurse (and a PITA). It takes a special person to do the work you do. If I can offer any solice to you on your job loss, it would be that from what I hear, there is a shortage of nurses in the U.S. Some places are actually paying signing bonuses above and beyond a salary. I have no doubt that you will have another job soon. Until then, enjoy your time off and get some quality time in with your trains and your Corvette.
Jim
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
Lisa, perhaps you could get a position in the hospital that is more to your liking. My wife switched to the B*R*E*A*S*T (had to post this way to get past the filters) center where she only works 20 hours over 3 days a week. NO stress and the hours are flexible. Anyway, she has plenty of time at home with the kids and to intercept my train deliveries
I got to watch the show on History Channel last night, just barely made it, then off to sleep. Just one case today and then I am going home. Hope to get a little train work in today. I have a problem with a K-Line porter I need to work out. I think the rods are out of sinc.
Hope Y'all have a great day.
HI GIZ,
30 and not bad to get rain later. Bout 2 inches.
Great show about freight trains on HISTORY CHANNEL last nite, anyone see it?
Happy Friday Eve.
laz57
I saw it, Laz.What's the problem you're having with your K-Line Berk?
I got a little more realtrax at lunchtime yesterday. Enough track to complete my outer 042 loop. I went home and put it on the new benchwork, and ran the train for about an hour before I had to go pick up the kid at the babysitters. It now takes a long time for the train to go all the way around the dogbone loop, as apposed to the little oval track in the set.
I think I have designed too much track in the finished plans though. After setting just the outer loop, my scenery space has already shrunk. Using different levels (mountains and tunnels) is the only way I am going to be able to get room to put structures on the 2ft wide area. It might just get too busy...time will tell when I start the inner loop and get some switches. Those are pretty expensive.
Wes
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a mild 40 degrees. Cloudy. Going up to a warm 56 today. Suppose to get rain showers late this afternoon. Colder tomorrow.
Today is March 1st. Spring is on the way. Today, is a relaxing day. Have a few chores to do around the house and then, I plan on running trains. Wife will be gone this afternoon to her leaded glass class. Told her to make a steam engine for the train room. She does a good job.
Chief....Have a safe trip.
Dining Car has arrived and is ready for breakfast. Talk more later.
Y'all have a great Thursday.
Chuck
Good morning all,
It is warmer and rainy in SE Indiana with temps heading to the 50s today. I stayed up and watched "Lost" last night. It was better than most episodes. Lisa-in-NC, sorry to hear about the job loss. With your qualifications, you should be able to find something, but those words don't help pay the bills. I worked at a factory for almost 20 years when it closed. I found a job that paid half as much and was an hour away, but we are surviving. It is not easy, but we get by. My wife says we are living on our retirement income level now :-) Lucas had a clean bill of health from his checkup on Tuesday, so that is good news. I got some more good news as there will be a pro women's soccer league in 2008 again. I really liked the WUSA as it was the only available soccer on non-cable TV when it was in existence. The Dining Car is headed out for "Points East". All aboard! I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Good morning everyone,
Looks like a lot of watched 'Freight Trains' last evening. Pretty good show, but all Western Roads. Would have been nice to see a little NS & CSX.
Cloudy with rain predicted here.
Lisa, Sorry to here about your job loss. There are lots of jobs out there, making the connection is the hard part.
I'm off to the fitness center shortly, think I will cut it a little short today. Haven't felt the greatest all week. I think it is the weather.
Take care,
Wes Whitmore wrote: time will tell when I start the inner loop and get some switches. Those are pretty expensive.
Tell me about it! The $$$ of the switches on Fastrack are the main reason that I'm using tubular!
Oh wait......ahem........I'm using tubular because I'm a traditionalist and I want to rediscover my roots in model railroading. There that sounds much more respectable.
Good Morning all,
This is my first post in the Coffee Pot thread. It's about 19 degrees in the Mile High City. We had about 3 inches of snow yesterday. I'm ready for Spring and a chance to get my golf clubs out and see how much work I need to do.
I did watch the History Channel show on Freight Trains. I had seen it in the past but it was still very interesting to watch over again. I'll probably watch it again later this weekend.
Well I better shut down and make my 5 minute commute to the office where I'll log on again to the CTT forum and browse some more messages.
Have a great day,
Jerry
JTaylor801 wrote: Good Morning all, This is my first post in the Coffee Pot thread. It's about 19 degrees in the Mile High City. We had about 3 inches of snow yesterday. I'm ready for Spring and a chance to get my golf clubs out and see how much work I need to do. I did watch the History Channel show on Freight Trains. I had seen it in the past but it was still very interesting to watch over again. I'll probably watch it again later this weekend. Well I better shut down and make my 5 minute commute to the office where I'll log on again to the CTT forum and browse some more messages. Have a great day,Jerry
JTaylor801 ( Jerry )...... to the Coffee Pot. It sounds like you have had your share of snow this year. Have a good day.
JTaylor801 wrote: Well I better shut down and make my 5 minute commute to the office where I'll log on again to the CTT forum and browse some more messages. Have a great day,Jerry
Welcome JT 5 Minute commute??? What's that, a walk downstairs to your office with coffee in hand? That's what I do...... Oh wait, I'm retired now, heh.
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